Mexican man jailed 16 months for selling sea turtle skins

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Posted on: April 29th, 2008
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“A Mexican man was sentenced Friday to 16 months in prison in the United States for smuggling sea turtle skins and boots, belts and shoes made out of internationally protected turtle species.

Carlos Leal Barragan was arrested in September after an undercover investigation by the US Fish and Wildlife Service on illegal sales of sea turtle parts from China and Mexico.”*

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